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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sachin Nakrani

Hope, optimism, belief and defiance … Jürgen Klopp gave Liverpool fans it all

Liverpool fans line the streets to see Jürgen Klopp’s side take part in an open-top bus parade in June 2019, after winning the Champions League
Liverpool fans line the streets to see Jürgen Klopp’s side take part in an open-top bus parade in June 2019, after winning the Champions League. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

It was Valentine’s Day but I was not feeling the love. We had arrived in Porto that morning and it hadn’t stopped raining since. And it was heavy, relentless rain, the type that soaks you through, leaving you totally wet and truly annoyed.

So yes, my mood was not the best as we entered the Estádio do Dragão at about 7pm, and all I really wanted to do was find my seat, watch the game, watch us win, and get back to our hotel. But then I made the decision, somewhat ironically, to buy a bottle of water and on the way I saw a sight that lifted my spirits entirely. Standing in a circle were a group of young lads, as drenched as I was but bouncing as they roared the same chant over and over again.

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